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dc.contributor.authorChristo, Shirley M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-09T17:31:17Z
dc.date.available2009-07-09T17:31:17Z
dc.date.issued1994-07-09T17:31:17Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/1739
dc.description.abstractChanges within the family unit have resulted in changes in interactions between grandparents and older grandchildren. Existing research indicates that these relationships can result in positive outcomes. A relevant task for researchers is to continue to explore th~se intergenerational relationships. This qualitative phenomenological study explores the question: What functional patterns exist when grandparents interact with older grandchildren? Six grandparent-older grandchild pairs agreed to be involved. Kennedy's (1992) formulation of grandparent-older grandchild activity clusters was reviewed and revised. Activities were clustered related to socialization, companionship, support, entertainment, and education. Findings unique to this study indicate that shared activities were mutually chosen with consideration of activity tolerance, and were consistently evaluated as enjoyable. Partners were chosen because of a comfortable relationship established through frequent past and present interactions, and not because of family lineage preferences. Both grandparents and older grandchildren stated a desire to have a generation peer share activities with them. Exploration of dimension concepts for the "McMaster Model of Family Functioning" indicated that these relationships have potential to contribute to healthy family functioning. The implications for practice, theory development and further research are suggested.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectGrandparent and child--Family relationships.en_US
dc.subjectIntergenerational relations.en_US
dc.subjectGrandparents--Family relationships.en_US
dc.subjectGrandchildren--Family relationships.en_US
dc.titleAn exploration of intergenerational exchanges between grandparents and their older grandcildrenen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameMaster of Educationen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Educationen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Educationen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-07-30T02:28:58Z


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